Tenrikyo Grand Festival
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The Tenrikyo Grand Festival is the principal annual religious celebration of the Tenrikyo faith, held at its headquarters in Tenri, Japan, featuring large-scale rituals, worship services, and pilgrimages by followers from around the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tenrikyo Grand Festival canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7765039 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tenrikyo Grand Festival Context triple: [Tenri, hasFestival, Tenrikyo Grand Festival]
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A.
Otsu Matsuri
Otsu Matsuri is a traditional autumn festival in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, known for its elaborately decorated festival floats and lively street processions.
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B.
Atsuta Festival
The Atsuta Festival is a major annual Shinto celebration in Nagoya featuring traditional rituals, processions, and performances that honor the deities enshrined at Atsuta Shrine.
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C.
Sannō Matsuri
Sannō Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s major traditional Shinto festivals, featuring elaborate processions and rituals that honor the deities of Hie Shrine and celebrate the city’s prosperity.
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D.
Tenjin Matsuri
Tenjin Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals in Osaka, featuring elaborate river processions, traditional performances, and fireworks in honor of the deity of scholarship.
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E.
Fujinomiya Festival
The Fujinomiya Festival is a traditional autumn matsuri in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, known for its ornate festival floats, lively street processions, and celebrations centered around the historic Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tenrikyo Grand Festival Target entity description: The Tenrikyo Grand Festival is the principal annual religious celebration of the Tenrikyo faith, held at its headquarters in Tenri, Japan, featuring large-scale rituals, worship services, and pilgrimages by followers from around the world.
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A.
Otsu Matsuri
Otsu Matsuri is a traditional autumn festival in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, known for its elaborately decorated festival floats and lively street processions.
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B.
Atsuta Festival
The Atsuta Festival is a major annual Shinto celebration in Nagoya featuring traditional rituals, processions, and performances that honor the deities enshrined at Atsuta Shrine.
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C.
Sannō Matsuri
Sannō Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s major traditional Shinto festivals, featuring elaborate processions and rituals that honor the deities of Hie Shrine and celebrate the city’s prosperity.
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D.
Tenjin Matsuri
Tenjin Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals in Osaka, featuring elaborate river processions, traditional performances, and fireworks in honor of the deity of scholarship.
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E.
Fujinomiya Festival
The Fujinomiya Festival is a traditional autumn matsuri in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, known for its ornate festival floats, lively street processions, and celebrations centered around the historic Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tenrikyo observance
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religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tenrikyo Church Headquarters
NERFINISHED
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Tenrikyo followers worldwide ⓘ |
| attracts | tens of thousands of participants ⓘ |
| category |
Religious festivals in Japan
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Tenrikyo festivals ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese religious culture ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
communal meals and gatherings
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congregational prayer ⓘ formal liturgical service ⓘ large-scale rituals ⓘ offerings at the Main Sanctuary ⓘ organized group pilgrimages ⓘ performance of the Service (Tsutome) ⓘ pilgrimages ⓘ processions of followers ⓘ religious instruction and talks ⓘ sacred music and dance ⓘ sermons by church leaders ⓘ worship services ⓘ |
| hasVenue |
Main Sanctuary of Tenrikyo
NERFINISHED
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Oyasato-yakata complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual | Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Tenri, Nara Prefecture, Japan
NERFINISHED
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Tenrikyo Church Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | Tenrikyo Church Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participants |
Tenrikyo adherents
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Tenrikyo lay followers ⓘ Tenrikyo ministers ⓘ international Tenrikyo pilgrims ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of Tenrikyo teachings
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communal worship ⓘ renewal of faith ⓘ strengthening of Tenrikyo community bonds ⓘ |
| relatedReligion | Tenrikyo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Tenrikyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFocus |
Tenrikyo doctrine of the Joyous Life
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gratitude to God the Parent ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Japanese new religion ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale religious gathering ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the most important events in the Tenrikyo liturgical year
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principal annual religious celebration of Tenrikyo ⓘ |
| typeOfEvent |
liturgical festival
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pilgrimage destination event ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tenrikyo Grand Festival Description of subject: The Tenrikyo Grand Festival is the principal annual religious celebration of the Tenrikyo faith, held at its headquarters in Tenri, Japan, featuring large-scale rituals, worship services, and pilgrimages by followers from around the world.
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